LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mellīgō

mellīgō f (genitive mellīginis)
Classical[mɛlˈliː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[melˈliː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. A honeylike juice, sucked by bees from plants; propolis, bee-glue, hive dross.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemellīgōmellīginēs
genitivemellīginismellīginum
dativemellīginīmellīginibus
accusativemellīginemmellīginēs
ablativemellīginemellīginibus
vocativemellīgōmellīginēs

mellīgo, ĭnis, f. mel.
I. A honey-like juice, sucked by the bees from flowers, but not yet made into honey, bee-glue, bees'rosin, hive-dross (post-Aug.), Plin. 11, 6, 5, § 14; 16, 7, 10, § 28.—
II. The juice of unripe grapes: uvae, Plin. 12, 27, 60, § 131.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mélit
  2. Proto-Italic*meli
  3. Latinmellīgō

Latin -īgō Latin mellīgō From mel (“honey”) + -īgō.

Quick answers

What does mellīgō mean in Latin?
mellīgō, a noun, means “A honeylike juice, sucked by bees from plants; propolis, bee-glue, hive dross.”.
What is the genitive of mellīgō?
The genitive singular is mellīginis. mellīgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mellīgō?
In classical Latin, [mɛlˈliː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [melˈliː.ɡo].
Where does mellīgō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mélit → Proto-Italic *meli → Latin mellīgō.